St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-14
IN THE COMMONS.
A Lively Wind Up to the Fall Ses-
sion of Parliament

Gladstone liberal member for Lanark
northwest, was suspended for refusing
to apologize for remarks he had made
derogatory to the lords. In further
discussion concerning the amendments
the lords had made to the payment of
wages in Ireland. Edward Harrington,
nationalist, was ordered by the speaker
to resume his seat, after being warned
that his language was offensive. Mr..
Harrington replied paSSionately. 81 will
not resume my seat. You have been on
the alert to p0unce upon me ever since
l arose to claim my right to speak upon
this question" ThereupOn the speaker
suspended the refractory member amid
cheers from his friends, the Parnellites.
When Graham first aSSailed the house
of lords he was
STERNLY REBUKED
by the speaker, but he again attacked
the upper house, for daring to die
tate to slnen elected by the people.
The speaker demanded an apology for
this direct disregard of his authority.
Graham said: II regret this matter,
but in conscience | cannot apologize"
The speaker thereupOn named him.
Graham assured the speaker he had no
intention of being rude to him, but the
speaker interrupted him abruptly and
declined to accept personal apology:
After Mr.. Harrington had been called
to order, and made an angry reply to the
speakers warning, the latter with quiet
dignity said: MIR. Harrington, name
YOU" w. S. Smith, the government
leader, Immediately moved he be SuS-
pended. The motion was greeted with
ironical laughter by Parnellites cries,
Hear the bookseller (referring to
Smiths prOprietorShip of numerous book
stalls in London). Harrington withdrew
during the division OH Smiths motion.
Sir Henry Holland, secretary of state
for the colonies, stated in the commons
this evening that the government had
received adyiceS from the Marquis of
Lansdowne, the governor-general of
Canada, regarding the dispute in Mani
toba over the Red River railway matter,
but as the whole case was subjudice it
would not be proper for him to disclose
the nature of the adyiceS, nor to offer an
opinion on the subject. The govern
ment hoped that all the parties to the
controversy would abide by the final de-
cision. Right Hon. William Henry
Smith, chancellor of the exchequer, re-
plying to the question, said the atten-
ton of the government had been called
to the statement contained in the Dub
lin Weekly News, to the effect it would
continue to publish the reports of meet
ingS of such branches of the Irish Ma
tiOnal league as the government might
order suppressed.
TO SHOW THE FUTILITY
of the governments attacks ON the
league. This paper, Smith said, be-
lOnged to the lord mayor of Dublin, L.
ID. Sullivan, who was also member of
the house of commons and justice of the
peace for Dublin. Nevertheless, if any
of the threatened publishing actually
took place the government would take
hear. John Philip Nolan, Home
Ruler, asked if it was true that William
O'Brien was confined in cell 9X4 feet,
and if Balfour, chief secretary for Ire
land, meant to order reasonable accom-
modationS for the prisoner. Balfour
said he had no knowledge respecting
the nature of the cell occupied by
O'Brien. Of course it was his (Balfour's)
desire that Mr.. O'Brien be comfortably
confined, and the prison rules provide
that untried prisoners should have rea-
sonable accommodations. Nolan said
he hoped the government would relax
the prison rules as applied to pOliti-
cal offenders in Ireland, and especially
urged the modification of the degrading
duties enforced on common criminals.
John Dillon said it was manifest that
the government had the power to intlict
personal punishment upon political OPP
ponents, especially members of the
Irish party, who therefore had the right
to demand that they would not be
treated like pickpockets. His own ex-
perience as political prisoner in Ire
land was that food was melted out on the
starvation system in the Irish jails. Bal
four said he was unable to see that the
off Of, ln,.oD Tod fJ,n
crimes act differed from offences under
the ordinary law. Any alteration in the
treatment of prisoners ought to be APP
piled after due inquiry. All prisoners
should be treated alike regarding prison
discipline. He had some difficulty in
recOnciling the statements now made
with the language formerly used by
Irish members to the effect that if the
crimes act was enforced, the bulk of the
prisoners put in jail under its provi-
SiOnS
WOULD BE BETTER OFF
than if outside of the prisons. John
Morley, Liberal, said the action of the
Irish members was due to the nature of
the exceptional law forced on the peo-
pie of their country, the consequences
of which the government had been
amply warned of. In no foreign coun-
try were political offenders subjected to
the harsh discipline applied to political
prisoners in Ireland. Hear, hear.
Lab0uchere denounced the police ac-
count of the Mitchelstown affray as a
gross impudent tissue of lies and he
characterized the men who issued the
account as liars as well as murdererS.
He demanded an impartial inquiry into
the outrageS. Parnell said nothing re-
Elected more diseredit upon the govern
ment than present treatment of political
prisoners. The late Mr.. Forster treated
his prisoners with distinguished human
ity. Now the government tried to strike
terror to the hearts of their opponents
by treating political prisoners like
criminals of the basest type. Re-
ferring to the MitchelstoWn affair,
Parnell said no government reporters
were ever noticed by any of the thous-
ands of meetings which had been held
The meeting at Mitchelstown was
equally open to these reporters. The
police acted like towards and were part
of the system, which was reign of ter
ror within prison and one of murder
without. Instead OF cOnceding to Ire
land the right to manage her own
affairs, the government had taken her
by the throat and was trying to strangle
her. In conclusion Parnell said he
wished BalfOur well outside of his job.
Irish cheers. My only fear u.s." added
the Irish leader, :'lest some men become
SO exasperated as to commit wild acts
of revenge. | will continue, however.
to urge my countrymen to patient en-
durance of the wrongs and suffering
until they get home rule" Irish
cheers.] The appropriation bill passed
| its third reading, and the house adj
! journed until Friday next, when parlia-
| ment will be prorogued.
Joined the League.
LONDON, Sept. b. Messrs. Robert
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